Sweeter Temptation (Kimani Hotties) by Bourne Phyllis

Author:Bourne, Phyllis [Bourne, Phyllis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

She hadn’t left him any choice but to listen.

Kyle seated himself at the conference table. He wanted to be angry with Nia for putting him in an awkward position and making what he had to do tougher, but part of him couldn’t help admire her efforts.

It had been a smart move.

Everywhere he turned this morning, he collided with people eager to tell him what working at Peppermint Lane meant to them. The place was more than just their job. It was home, and their coworkers were family.

If only he knew what his father had intended to do with the place, he thought, then maybe he could help.

But his hands were tied.

Kyle glanced around the table at the town officials and factory executives. Their smiles didn’t disguise the strain of uncertainty etched into their faces.

He waved off an offer of coffee from the mayor’s wife and tried to do the same with the plate of peppermint bark she shoved under his nose.

“You can’t sit in the home of the world’s best peppermint bark and not enjoy a sample,” she insisted. “Taste it and try to deny it’s not the best candy you ever eaten.”

Kyle obliged and took a piece. Every eye in the room was on him as he put it into his mouth.

“Well?” The portly woman asked.

“It’s very nice.”

Truth be told, it didn’t come close to the rich, butter toffee Nia had shared with him. Now that was the world’s best candy. He unconsciously smacked his lips at the thought of it.

Unfortunately, the people surrounding him mistook the gesture as a seal of approval on the peppermint bark.

“Told you it was delicious,” the mayor said, standing. “Now we want to share an idea with you to help ensure Candy can keep producing this lip-smacking holiday confection for years to come.”

Kyle pressed his lips together and looked on as the mayor kicked-off the presentation with a short film highlighting the town’s attributes. Afterward, the factory president ran down a barrage of statistics Kyle already knew. The upshot, this place had been bleeding money for years.

The reason why wasn’t a mystery. They were still operating pretty much as they had since their inception nearly a century ago, and the competition was eating them alive.

Again, Kyle searched his brain for a plausible explanation why his father had bothered with this place.

Finally, it was Nia’s turn. Kyle suppressed the urge to smack his lips again as he took in the curve-skimming sweater that flared at her hips and skirt ending an inch above her knee.

Her sweet face was all business. Kyle straightened in his chair as she hit a few keys on her laptop to start her PowerPoint presentation. The woman incited his lust, but she also commanded his respect.

He knew Nia had worked hard. Kyle couldn’t explain it, but deep down he was rooting for her. He wanted her to wow him. He needed her presentation to be powerful enough to propel him to go over his uncle’s head to the Ellison board of directors to plead the Peppermint Lane Candy Factory’s case.

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